Sole-protector for boots and shoes.



J. C. HOCKER. SOLE PROTECTOR FOR BOOTS AND SHOES. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26, 191's.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

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SOLE-PROTECTOR FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

1,200,353. Specification cf Letters Patent lPatented Oct. 3, 191%. i AppIication filed October 26, 1915 Serial Nof58,031.

To allwhom it may concern: thereof with the sole 11 and effectively pre- Be it known that I, Jnrriinsoiv C. HooKER, vents moisture from gaining access to the a citizen of the United States, and a resident latter. The layer 25 is secured in position of Barnard, in the county of Nodaway and by means of a plurality of rivets 28 one of 53 State of Missouri, have invented an In which is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing and provement in Sole-Protectors for Boots and provided with a head 29 which will eilec- Shoes, of which the following is a speoifitively prevent slipping. Adjacent the instep cation. extends a cleat 30 which is adapted to receive This invention is an improvement in boot the extremities of the wire 27 and which and shoes and has particular reference to a f rther aids in retaining the side portions protecting device for the soles thereof, of the layer in position.

The device contemplated by this invenlhe clamping means employed comprise tion is preferably adapted for use by mina pair of superimposed U-shaped members ers, lumbermen, stone-workers and, in fact, 31 nd '2 a apted to embrace the heel of 15 by all persons engaged in outside employthe shoe, the latter member being provided ment. with ofiset ears 33 formed at the extremi- The devi y lso b tructed t act ties thereof to which is pivoted the member as an tp li m d vi i i l ent 31. The rod 34; joins the extremities of the Weather so that the wearer is eflect'ively member 32 and is adapted to receive the 7 5 2O prevented from slipping when walking on looped portion of a connection 35 the or;-

ice or other smooth and treacherous surfaces. tremities of which receive therebetween the Another object of the invention is to pro- S l 11- When it is desired to lock the vide a device attached to the sole of a ho clamp the mem ers 31 and 32 are adjusted and secured in position by a novel form of to the position shown in Fig. 1 whereupon 8 5 clam whi h ay be readily and easily the latch 36 is swung from the position operated to detach the device from engageshown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1,

ment with the boot 0r shoe whenever dehe projection 37 carried by said latch eX- sired. tending through the opening 38 formed in 1 A further object is the provision of a dethe upper member 31 and biting into the g 30 vice of this character which is simple in conheel of the shoe thus preventing accidental struction, durable, and effective in carrying displacement of the clamping members. It out the purpose for which it is designed. is to be understood, of course, that these The inventive idea involved is capable of protecting devices together with their v receiving a variety of mechanical eXpresclamps may be made in numerous sizes to 5 sions, one of which, for the purpose of illuspermit of the use thereof on lifferent sized trating the invention, is shown in the accomshoes. To further insure against the accipanying drawing, in which dental displacement of the clamp, the upper Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation member 32 is provided at its intermediate of the invention, partly broken away and portion and adjacent the latch 36 with a 40 shown in section. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary lug 39 which, when the clamp is in position,

perspective view thereof. Fig. 3 is a section is adapted to extend between the heel and on the line S8 of Fig. 1. the upper of the shoe.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral, I claim 11 indicates the usual sole of a shoe to which 1. A protecting device for boots and 10( 45 the protecting device is adapted to be seshoes comprising a base plate, a flexible cured. layer interposed between said plate and the The sole protector comprises the base sole of a shoe and having its edges pro3ectplate 24, is preferably made to conform to ing beyond the latter and formed into a the general contour of the sole, and has inloop, a wire bail extending through said 50 terposed'therebetween and said sole a fiexloop and adapted to retain the layer in enible layer 25 preferably made of rubber and gagement with the upper of the shoe wherehaving its edges doubled upon themselves by to cover the edge ofthe sole, a clamping to provide a loop 26 through which the wire device connected to said sole and adapted bail 27 extends. The loop portion 26 is to embrace the heel of the shoe, said device adapted to fit snugly against the upper of including a pair of pivoted U-shaped memthe shoe adjacent the point of attachment bers, and a latch having a projection carried by one of said members, said projection extending through an opening in the olther member and engaging the heel of the s 0e.

2. A protecting device for boots and shoes comprising a sole protecting element, a clamping device connected to said sole p tecting element and including relatively adjustable pivoted members for embracing the heel of the shoe, the pivots of said members being horizontal and extending transversely of said sole, and means for securing the members in clamping position.

3. A protecting device for boots and shoes comprising a sole protecting element, a

clamping device connected to said sole and adapted to embrace the heel of the shoe, said device including a pair of pivoted U-shaped members, and a latch having a projection carried by said members, said projection extending through an opening in the other member and engaging the heel of the shoe.

4. A protecting device for boots and shoes comprising a sole protecting element, a clamping device connected to said sole protecting element and including superposed relatively adjustable pivoted members for embracing the heel of the shoe, and means carried by one of said members and engaging said heel for securing the members in position.

JEFFERSON C. HOOKER.

Witnesses:

G. W. BLOGG, MC-KENRY MOORE.

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